{"id":22062,"date":"2013-01-10T18:12:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T23:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=16741"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T08:55:11","slug":"gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Islands National Seashore, Santa Rosa Island, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"gulfofmexico\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60TR3nUttKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s trip was conceived in 2004 and planned in 2005 before getting postponed because of Hurricane Katrina. I was planning my first real holiday of my adult life and, like most housebound folks, had only a few weeks&#8217; vacation a year, and not always at the most opportune time. This trip was supposed to take me to Savannah (which I saw in 2008) then New Orleans (where I&#8217;m heading tomorrow!) by way of Pensacola because it was in proximity to Florida&#8217;s former capital that I had wanted to see the Gulf of Mexico for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>I really need to look at maps more rather than just make itineraries with Google and my GPS because I had no idea that my current itinerary was taking me less than an hour and a half from that location, the western tip of Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola Beach. I&#8217;m just glad I clued in with enough time to make the detour!<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m sure there are lots of lovely things to see and do in Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, I just wanted to walk the pure white sand beaches of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and tour the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/guis\/planyourvisit\/fort-pickens.htm\">ruins of Fort Pickens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trip to Pensacola Beach (a separate community from Pensacola, btw), was super quick and easy as the casino sits at the exit I-65 southbound folks can take as a short cut to Pensacola. There is a $1 toll to get onto Santa Rosa Island and an additional $8 to visit the Fort Pickens site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16742\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4981\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16742\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16742\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4981-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine state my ass!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunshine state my ass!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16743\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4983\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16743\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16743\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16743\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4983-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"I'm really here!!!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m really here!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16744\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4984\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16744\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16744\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4984-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"This is NOT the Gulf of Mexico, but a bay.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is NOT the Gulf of Mexico, but a bay.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16745\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4985\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16745\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16745\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4985-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"I just wanted a picture of my truck next to palm trees. :)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I just wanted a picture of my truck next to palm trees. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16746\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4986\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16746\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16746\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16746\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4986-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Definitely going the right way!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Definitely going the right way!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16747\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4987\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16747\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16747\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16747\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4987-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Long bridge to Gulf Breeze.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long bridge to Gulf Breeze.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16748\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4988\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16748\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16748\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16748\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4988-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cross Gulf Breeze, another bridge, a toll booth, and I'm here!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross Gulf Breeze, another bridge, a toll booth, and I&#8217;m here!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16749\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4989\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16749\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16749\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16749\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4989-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a lunar landscape\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a lunar landscape<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4990\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16750\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16750\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4990-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4990\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4991\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16751\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4991-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4991\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4992\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16752\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4992-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4992\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16753\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4993\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16753\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16753\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4993-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Just as I envisioned it...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just as I envisioned it&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4996\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16754\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16754\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4996-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4996\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4997\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16755\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4997-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4997\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16756\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp4998\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16756\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16756\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16756\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP4998-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"I frolicked in the surf, wading waist deep! The water was cold, but I was seriously tempted to swim a little!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I frolicked in the surf, wading waist deep! The water was cold, but I was seriously tempted to swim a little!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5000\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16757\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16757\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5000-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5000\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16758\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16758\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5001\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16759\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5002\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16759\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16759\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16759\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching Fort Pickens\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching Fort Pickens<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16760\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5003\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16760\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16760\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16760\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5003-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The fort was built for homeland security in the early 1800s.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fort was built for homeland security in the early 1800s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5004\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16761\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5004-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5004\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5005\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16762\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5005-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5005\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5006\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16763\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16763\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5006-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5006\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16764\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5007\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16764\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16764\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5007-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The fort is extremely damp, with mould being rampant. The public washrooms are soggy, too.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fort is extremely damp, with mould being rampant. The public washrooms are soggy, too.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5008\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16765\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5008-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5008\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5009\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16766\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5009-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5009\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16767\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16767\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5010-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5010\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5011\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16768\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5011\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5012\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16769\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16769\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5012-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5012\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5013\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16770\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5013-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5013\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16771\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5015\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16771\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16771\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16771\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5015-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The fort is full of fun tunnels and dark corners to explore. I'm not claustrophobic per se, but I found that stooping to explore that left tunnel was a little breath catching.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fort is full of fun tunnels and dark corners to explore. I&#8217;m not claustrophobic per se, but I found that stooping to explore that left tunnel was a little breath catching.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5016\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16772\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16772\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5016-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5016\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5017\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16773\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5017-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5017\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5018\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16774\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5018-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5018\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5019\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16775\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5019-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5019\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5020\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16776\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5020-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5020\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5021\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16777\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5021-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5021\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16778\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16778\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16778\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"This is a long tunnel that seemed to go on forever -- in pitch darkness.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a long tunnel that seemed to go on forever &#8212; in pitch darkness.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5025\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16779\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5025-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5025\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16780\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5027\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16780\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16780\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16780\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5027-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Thorny plants, beware!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thorny plants, beware!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16781\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5028\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16781\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16781\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16781\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5028-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Geronimo was held captive here.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geronimo was held captive here.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5029\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16782\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5029-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5029\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16783\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5030\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16783\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16783\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16783\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5030-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Water cistern.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water cistern.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5031\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16784\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16784\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5031-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5031\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5032\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16785\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16785\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5032-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5032\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16786\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5033\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16786\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16786\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16786\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5033-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Note the double arch construction to keep the foundation from sinking into the sand.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the double arch construction to keep the foundation from sinking into the sand.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5034\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16787\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16787\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5034-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5034\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5035\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16788\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16788\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5035-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5035\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5036\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16789\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16789\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5036-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5036\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5037\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16790\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5037-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5037\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5038\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16791\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16791\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5038-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5038\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5040\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16792\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5040-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5040\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16793\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5041\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16793\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16793\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5041-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The fort within a fort, painted glossy black.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fort within a fort, painted glossy black.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5042\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16794\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16794\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5042-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5042\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5043\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16795\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5043-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5043\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5044\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16796\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16796\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5044-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5044\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5045\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16797\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16797\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5045-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5045\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5046\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16798\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16798\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5046-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5046\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5047\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16799\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16799\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5047-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5047\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5049\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16800\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5049-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5049\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5050\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16801\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5050-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5050\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5051\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16802\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16802\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5051-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5051\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16803\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5052\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16803\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16803\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16803\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5052-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"This display shows how long garbage stays in the water before decomposing.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This display shows how long garbage stays in the water before decomposing.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16804\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5054\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16804\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16804\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5054-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"plastic bottles, 450 years\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">plastic bottles, 450 years<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5055\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16805\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16805\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5055-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5055\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5056\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16806\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16806\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5056-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5056\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5057\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16807\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16807\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5057-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5057\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5058\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16808\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5058-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5058\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16809\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5059\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16809\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16809\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16809\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5059-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A swimsuit from the early 20th century, when people started going to the beach.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A swimsuit from the early 20th century, when people started going to the beach.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5060\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16810\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16810\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5060-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5060\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5061\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16811\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5061-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5061\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5062\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16812\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16812\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5062-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5062\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5063\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16813\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16813\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5063-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5063\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16814\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5064\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16814\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16814\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16814\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5064-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"There's an RV park right next to the beach.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s an RV park right next to the beach.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16815\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5065\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16815\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16815\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16815\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5065-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Boardwalk leading up to the beach.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boardwalk leading up to the beach.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5070\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16816\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16816\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5070-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5070\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5071\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16817\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5071-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5071\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16818\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5072\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16818\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16818\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5072-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Still pinching myself.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still pinching myself.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5073\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16819\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16819\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5073-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5073\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5074\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16820\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16820\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5074-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5074\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5076\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16821\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5076-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5076\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5079\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16822\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5079-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5079\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5081\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16823\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5081-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5081\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5084\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16824\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5084-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5084\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16825\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5085\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16825\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16825\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5085-300x225.jpg\" alt=\" Note to self: your sandals are the block spots on the beach!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note to self: your sandals are the black spots on the beach!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5086\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16826\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5086-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5086\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16827\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5088\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16827\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16827\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16827\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5088-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The sand was very comfortable to walk on, not cold at all.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sand was very comfortable to walk on, not cold at all.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5089\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16828\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16828\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5089-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5089\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5090\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16829\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16829\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5090-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5090\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5091-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16830\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16830\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP50911-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5091\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5092\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16831\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5092-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5092\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5093\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16832\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16832\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5093-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5093\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16833\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/gulf-islands-national-seashore-santa-rosa-island-florida\/imgp5097\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16833\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16833\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16833\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMGP5097-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The road out.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road out.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have more about today, but I seem to time my <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=13780\">casino stays with the seafood buffet<\/a>, so you&#8217;ll just have to be patient. I just hope I don&#8217;t drown on the way into the casino as the sky has finally opened and it is pouring rain out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s trip was conceived in 2004 and planned in 2005 before getting postponed because of Hurricane Katrina. I was planning my first real holiday of my adult life and, like most housebound folks, had only a few weeks&#8217; vacation a year, and not always at the most opportune time. This trip was supposed to take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1004,1553,626,635,1555,1554,5,3,16],"tags":[853,731,1473,717,795,804,801,794],"class_list":["post-22062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alabama","category-atmore","category-florida","category-north-america","category-pensacola","category-pensacola-beach","category-rving","category-travel","category-usa","tag-accommodation","tag-beaches","tag-casinos","tag-experiences","tag-fortscitadelsprisons","tag-history-museums","tag-maritime-museums","tag-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}